Biden To Tap Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

The New York Times reports:

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to nominate Miguel A. Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner, to serve as his education secretary, tapping a Latino to be the nation’s highest education policymaker, according to two officials familiar with his plans.

Dr. Cardona, if confirmed by the Senate, would be tasked with bringing the elementary, secondary and higher education systems back from the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and repairing the considerable damage done. School districts, colleges and universities have hemorrhaged money as they struggled with distance learning.

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Biden to Pick Latino Chief of Connecticut Schools as Education Secretary – The New York Times. A good selection especially when you read his background in education. Cardona actually knows what’s like to be in a classroom. He was a teacher & a principal https://t.co/jD9etCxEYA

— Sal Albanese (@SalAlbaneseNYC) December 22, 2020